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Snipers, soldiers, and helicopters surrounded the bridge, but had previously held off killing the terrorists with the promise that for each hijacker that dies, so will a child. So when one of the terrorists is shot accidentally, one of the children is shot, which sends Kate into anguish. |
Snipers, soldiers, and helicopters surrounded the bridge, but had previously held off killing the terrorists with the promise that for each hijacker that dies, so will a child. So when one of the terrorists is shot accidentally, one of the children is shot, which sends Kate into anguish. |
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When help arrives, Miro's cowardice causes mrs. degroot to be shot. Kate reveals to him that Artkin |
When help arrives, Miro's cowardice causes mrs. degroot to be shot. Kate reveals to him that Artkin |
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A go-between (kyle brummel the stud) is sent to bargain, but he is tortured and shot, which eventually leads to his suicide and his father's madness.may be his father. daniel begins to cry and is comforted by Kate. Within several seconds, Miro shoots and kills Kate. The last pages are extremely emotional and powerful, as they describe primarily Miro's new life without Artkin, Kate's last thoughts before she dies, and Ben's father beginning to go mad and kill himself. The book ends with the father imagining that he is talking to his son, followed by a short scene of Miro escaping from the woods and attempting to hijack a car from a short, fat guy who goes to urinate in the woods, to make his getaway. Kyle Brummel killed the ho. |
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Revision as of 19:41, 12 May 2009
| Author | Robert Cormier |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Young Adult |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print () |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 0440208351 |
After the First Death (1979) is a suspense novel for young adults by American author Robert Cormier.
Synopsis
After the First Death is about a summer camp bus that gets hijacked by four terrorists. It is told in the third person primarily, but seemingly in the eyes of Kyle brummel, an attractive high school student who is substituting bus driving for her uncle, and daniel kragt, the teenage terrorist. It is also told in first person as a reflection by bryce groeneweg and his father, a general at Fort Delta in Massachusetts.
kyle starts trying to win Miro over into not wanting to kill her, but gives up when it seemingly makes no difference. At one point she even hatches an escape plot by using a spare key to start the bus and drive it in reverse off the bridge. Unfortunately the plan failed and Kate was forced to be searched and was then watched closer by the terrorists.
Snipers, soldiers, and helicopters surrounded the bridge, but had previously held off killing the terrorists with the promise that for each hijacker that dies, so will a child. So when one of the terrorists is shot accidentally, one of the children is shot, which sends Kate into anguish.
When help arrives, Miro's cowardice causes mrs. degroot to be shot. Kate reveals to him that Artkin
A go-between (kyle brummel the stud) is sent to bargain, but he is tortured and shot, which eventually leads to his suicide and his father's madness.may be his father. daniel begins to cry and is comforted by Kate. Within several seconds, Miro shoots and kills Kate. The last pages are extremely emotional and powerful, as they describe primarily Miro's new life without Artkin, Kate's last thoughts before she dies, and Ben's father beginning to go mad and kill himself. The book ends with the father imagining that he is talking to his son, followed by a short scene of Miro escaping from the woods and attempting to hijack a car from a short, fat guy who goes to urinate in the woods, to make his getaway. Kyle Brummel killed the ho.
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